8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC  20549

________________

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

June 2, 2011

(Date of Report, Date of Earliest Event Reported)

Stage Stores, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

1-14035

(Commission File Number)

NEVADA (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	91-1826900 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
10201 Main Street, Houston, Texas (Address of Principal Executive Offices)	77025 (Zip Code)

(800) 579-2302

(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 8.01                      Other Events

On June 2, 2011, Stage Stores, Inc. issued a News Release reporting its May 2011 sales results.  A copy of the News Release is attached to this Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.

Item 9.01                      Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)                     Exhibits

99              News Release issued by Stage Stores, Inc. on June 2, 2011, reporting its May 2011 sales results.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.

	STAGE STORES, INC.
June 3, 2011	/s/ Oded Shein
(Date)	Oded Shein
	Chief Financial Officer

EX-99

Exhibit 99

NEWS RELEASE

CONTACT:

Bob Aronson

Vice President, Investor Relations

800-579-2302

(baronson@stagestores.com)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

STAGE STORES REPORTS MAY SALES

HOUSTON, TX, June 2, 2011 - Stage Stores, Inc. (NYSE: SSI) today reported that its total sales for the four week May period ended May 28, 2011 increased 1.1% to $117 million from $116 million in the prior year four week period ended May 29, 2010.  Comparable store sales for the month were flat.

With regard to families of business, accessories, children’s, cosmetics, footwear, home & gifts, junior’s, petites and plus sizes achieved comparable store sales increases during May.  Geographically, the Midwest, Southeast and Southwest regions had comparable store sales gains during the month.

SALES SUMMARY

	Comparable Store Sales		Total Sales
	% Increase (Decrease)		($ in Millions)
Fiscal Period	2011	2010	2011	2010
1st Quarter	0.2	(0.6)	347	340
May	0.0	(2.9)	117	116
Year-To-Date (4 Mos)	0.1	(1.2)	464	456

Andy Hall, President and Chief Executive Officer, commented, “We had a positive start to the month with a strong Mother’s Day event followed by a strong second week anchored with a One Day Sale.  Our events in the back half of the month were not promotional enough to sustain the first half momentum.  We remain confident with our second quarter comparable store sales guidance of 1.0% to 3.0%.”

Store Activity

The Company reopened its fire-damaged store in Keokuk, IA during May.  The Company also rebranded twenty-five non-Goody’s stores with the Goody’s name during the month.

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Stage Stores Reports

May Sales

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About Stage Stores

Stage Stores, Inc. brings nationally recognized brand name apparel, accessories, cosmetics and footwear for the entire family to small and mid-size towns and communities through 799 stores located in 39 states.  The Company operates its stores under the five names of Bealls, Goody’s, Palais Royal, Peebles and Stage.  For more information about Stage Stores, visit the Company’s web site at www.stagestoresinc.com.

Caution Concerning Forward-Looking Statements

This document contains “forward-looking statements”. Forward-looking statements reflect our expectations regarding future events and operating performance and often contain words such as "believe", "expect", "may", "will", "should", "could", "anticipate", "plan" or similar words.  In this document, forward-looking statements include comments regarding the Company’s second quarter comparable store sales outlook.  Forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated by the forward-looking statements.  These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those in our Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on March 30, 2011, and other factors as may periodically be described in our other filings with the SEC.  Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this document.  We do not undertake to update our forward-looking statements.

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